| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L03859/01 |
| Title: |
RECLAMATION OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS FROM SPENT AUTOMOBILE CATALYST EXHAUST CONVERTERS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Cross, Professor M |
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| Department: |
Sch of Computing and Maths Sci |
| Organisation: |
University of Greenwich |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 1996 |
Ends: |
31 March 1999 |
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92,296
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Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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The end objective is a process in which a low percentage of high value materials such as platinum group metals in low concentrations (~1%) can be reclaimed with a high yield by pyrometallurgy. In order to achieve this measurement of the feedstock properties at high temperatures (~1700C) is first needed. This entails the design of a suitable furnace and measurement techniques to be used at these temperatures.The process will use electroslag melting for the initial bulk volumetric preheating process, and the refining which requires a high surface power density will use high intensity infra red heating and the cast iron collector will be heated by a standing wave induction heating, will be modelled and the interaction of the three different heating methods will be incorporated in the overall process.
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